Dina Titkova
InvestorSenior Manager (Startup Programs & Partnerships) at UNSW Founders 10x
Greater Sydney Area
About
Dina Titkova is Senior Manager of Startups at UNSW Founders, where she leads a team supporting over 200 startups annually and manages a portfolio of more than 100 companies. She brings 15+ years of international experience in medical devices, digital health, and pharmaceuticals, with a focus on building strategic partnerships and commercialization pathways for health founders and researchers. She launched Australia's first dedicated Women's Health Accelerator and is involved in the Global Innovation Foundry initiative, which aims to support 100 Australian startups to expand globally.
Experience
- UNSW FoundersSenior Manager - Startupscurrent2023 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- UNSW FoundersSenior Program Manager MedTech & Portfolio2023Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- UNSW FoundersScale-Up Program & Investment Manager2022 — 2023Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- UNSW FoundersHealth 10x Program Manager2019 — 2022Sydney, Australia
- Centre for Sex and Gender Equity in Health and MedicineCo-Chair, Business Translation Working Groupcurrent2026 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- MedicalDirectorIntegrations and Partnerships | Business Development @Marketplace2017 — 2019Sydney, Australia
- Biosync Technology ABAdvisor2017 — 2018Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- Biosync Technology ABBusiness Development Director2013 — 2017Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- iDoc24Independent mHealth Consultant2013Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- PfizerMarketing Intern2013Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- Vita-Pool Medical DevicesBusiness Development Manager2007 — 2012Moscow, Moscow City, Russia
- Unique ICsProduct Marketing Manager2005 — 2007Moscow, Russia
Education
- Australian Institute of Company DirectorsThe Company Directors Course2024
- AGSM @ UNSW Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA2020 — 2023
- Karolinska InstitutetMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Healthcare Entrepreneurship / Mobile Health2012 — 2014
- National Research University of Electronic Technology (MIET)Master of Engineering and Technology, Biomedical Systems and Devices2005 — 2007
- National Research University of Electronic Technology (MIET)Bachelor of Engineering and Technology, Biomedical Systems and Devices2001 — 2005
Skills & more
Product Launch14Medical Devices33Product Development16Commercialization9Product Management11Product Marketing24Cross-functional Team Leadership8Market Development13R&D4Lifesciences12Healthcare20Business Development42
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Start-upsMarketingLife SciencesPharmaceutical IndustryStrategyLanguages English · Russian · Swedish
- Learn to Lead with UNSW 2025: Strategic Thinking for Impactful Leadership — UNSW
- Design Thinking & Experimentation — AGSM @ UNSW Business School
- Developing Effective Negotiation Skills — UNSW
- Angel Investors Program — AGSM @ UNSW Business School
- UNSW Founders Mentor — UNSW Founders
- Gamification — Wharton Business School
- mHealth Without Borders — Stanford University
From Dina's professional profile.
Colleagues at UNSW Founders 10x
Celine Olarte
Program Coordinator at UNSW Founders 10x
Cydonie Greenway
Program Manager (Health 10x) at UNSW Founders 10x
David Burt
Director of Entrepreneurship at UNSW Founders 10x
Eleni Assargiotis
Program Manager (Climate 10x) at UNSW Founders 10x
Georgia Lyons
Program Manager (Peter Farrell Cup) at UNSW Founders 10x
Hamish McFarlane
Makerspace Coordinator (MCIC) at UNSW Founders 10x
Joseph Po
Program Manager (Health 10x) at UNSW Founders 10x
Julie Pham
Program Manager (Greater Western Sydney) at UNSW Founders 10x
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Dina Titkova work?
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